Category: C

  • Consonating rale

    A moderately rough rale that appears unusually loud and nearby the ear, as if it’s being amplified by passing through a region of compacted lung tissue, typically linked to this condition.  

  • Contracted pulse

    A faint pulse that has a high pressure.  

  • Collapsing pulse

    A pulse associated with aortic regurgitation, marked by a sharp ascent and descent.  

  • Climacteric psychosis

    A mental disorder linked to the menopausal transition.  

  • Critical pressure

    The pressure at which a gas or vapor will transform into a liquid at its critical temperature.  

  • Chronic pleurisy

    A gradual onset of pleurisy, often accompanied by adhesions, typically associated with diseases like tuberculosis.  

  • Citrated normal human plasma

    Sterile plasma obtained by pooling approximately equal amounts of citrated whole blood from eight or more healthy persons. The plasma is separated from the blood cells, sterility tests are made, a preservative is added, and the plasma is bottled. It may then be kept as a liquid at a temperature between 2° and 5°C., frozen…

  • Cattle plague

    A contagious and epidemic viral disease that primarily affects cattle, with occasional cases in sheep and goats, and rare transmission to humans. It is marked by a high fever and the formation of ulcers in the intestinal tract. It is also known as rinderpest.  

  • Circumvallate placenta

    A placenta that has an uneven raised border on the side facing the infant is described as a discoid placenta. This means the placenta is shaped like a disc.  

  • Chronic adhesive peritonitis

    A type characterized by fibrous connections between abdominal organs; it can be confined to a specific region of the abdomen.